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<br />overwhelming growth south of us. No matter how hard you try, you cannot stop growth, but <br />land ownership carries land stewardship responsibilities. He asked the Board to consider a <br />restriction on rezoning agricultural land and supported a moratorium. <br /> <br />th <br />Allen Green <br /> , 8030 98 Avenue, was in favor of a moratorium and felt that interim <br />growth measures would not slow growth. <br /> <br />th <br />Tim Towles <br /> , 925 18 Place SW, saw the explosion of growth in Broward County and is <br />watching the same sort of pattern here. Our impact fees are very low which makes the area very <br />attractive to builders. He felt that thought has to be given to where the money will come from to <br />educate children, supply law enforcement and all the necessary infrastructure. He asked the <br />Board to concentrate on the long-term future, not the short-term growth. <br /> <br />th <br />Bob Swift <br /> , 6450 8 Street, did not subscribe to the perception that growth in the County <br />is out of control and believed the rate of growth to be about the same as when he moved here 20 <br />years ago. He felt there are legitimate concerns and he would certainly support any measures to <br />require more open space but warned against driving the price of development so high that only <br />the very affluent can afford to live here. He supported the idea of a task force and hoped the <br />Board would move forward with that. <br /> <br />Mary Wood <br /> , President, Indian River Aerodrome Property Owners Association, was <br />strongly opposed to higher density near the airports and was in favor of evening meetings of the <br />Board. <br />MARCH 8, 2004 <br />10 <br /> <br />